Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peerage

/ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: peer-age
IPA: /ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The rank or title of a peer or peeress.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A book listing such people and their families.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Two or three months more went by; the public were eagerly awaiting the arrival of this semi-exotic claimant to an English peerage, and sensations, surpassing those of the Tichborne case, were looked forward to with palpitating interest."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: perage, parage

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/
British English: /ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

peerages (plural)

Derived Forms

beerage

Phrases

bunyip aristocracy

Frequently Paired Words

aristocracy bunyip aristocracy

Synonyms

peerdom peership baronage

Questions

How do you pronounce peerage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪə.ɪdʒ/.
What does peerage mean?: Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
Where does peerage come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce peerage

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